Skye Harrison-Lloyd, 1999 to March 15, 2010

We had Skye put to sleep today. We felt that his diabetes and mysterious skin condition had troubled him (and us) for long enough. Since last August when he was diagnosed with diabetes he had dropped in weight from about 16 pounds to 10 pounds and he just wasn't looking good, or feeling good.

We didn't get to witness the actual put-to-sleep procedure because we took him to the animal shelter to have it done (they do it for free there...bonus), but Danza still shed some tears and I came very close to tears. He was a small but significant part of our happy family for many years.

He is in a happy less itchy place now and we won't have kitty litter all over the house any more.

Rest in peace Skye, we love you.

Trail camera pictures

I left my trail camera unmolested out in the woods at our Yellowwood property for the past two months. I retrieved it a few days ago and it had 400 pictures of wildlife on it. Enjoy:

My typical workout

First, I pull Harrison around the yard in a sled. The two sleds I bought last week for $20 total are perhaps my best Harrison purchase to date. He loves being outside, he loves the snow, and perhaps most of all he loves sledding.


Then, I load up the yard cart and get my heart rate up. I'm talkin' Rocky IV style.

And more pictures

Harrison's first Oreo. Damn did he love it. And boy was it messy.


He's been doing this "I don't know / beats me / no idea" gesture lately. He looks to the left, then to the right, then back to the left, and then holds his hands up like this.




Waving continues to be a favorite. I also got Harrison to chase me around the house yesterday, and he would say bye-bye to everything that I did, including the chair, a plant stand, the floor vent, and Sage's ham steak chew toy.

Attacked by the tickle monster.



Singing.